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9780415956406

The Global Architect: Firms, Fame and Urban Form

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415956406

  • ISBN10:

    0415956404

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-08-05
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

The Global Architectexplores the increasing significance of globalization processes on urban change, architectural practice and the built environment. In what is primarily a critical sociological overview of the current global architectural industry, Donald McNeill covers the "star system" of international architects who combine celebrity and hypermobility, the top firms, whose offices are currently undergoing a major global expansion, and the role of advanced information technology in expanding the geographical scope of the industry.

Author Biography

Donald McNeill is Associate Professor at the Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Table of Contents

The globalisation of architectural practicep. 7
Designing at distancep. 34
Architectural celebrity and the cult of the individualp. 59
The 'Bilbao effect'p. 81
Rem Koolhaas and global capitalismp. 98
The geography of the skyscraperp. 114
The ethics of architectural practicep. 136
Conclusionsp. 152
Notesp. 160
Referencesp. 162
Indexp. 177
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